Software - KWORD Files Tejas - May 17, 2012 - 12:51 PM Post subject: KWORD Files
Hi
I've got some old .kwd files created using KWORD under 2.6.11-kanotix-7. LibreOffice doesn't have a kwd filter, so tried using ABIWORD which has one, but ABIWORD recognises .kwd files from Version 1 and does not seem to be able to deal with the .kwd files I have.
Grateful for any ideas for converters?
Tejas
miltonjohn - May 17, 2012 - 01:05 PM Post subject: KWORD Files
give calligra a try
Tejas - May 19, 2012 - 01:13 PM Post subject: Re: KWORD Files
miltonjohn wrote:
give calligra a try
Having a go, but they're all sources which need to be compiled
Anyone know if there's a deb somewhere out there?
eco2geek - May 24, 2012 - 04:38 AM Post subject: RE: Re: KWORD Files
Could you clarify your question? What version of Kanotix are you running -- the version based on Squeeze, or the version based on Wheezy? If you're running the Squeeze-based version, won't the version of KWord in the repos (v2.2.1) open your file?
Tejas - May 24, 2012 - 11:38 AM Post subject: RE: Re: KWORD Files
Got KWORD, but will not start eco2geek - May 25, 2012 - 03:08 AM Post subject:
H'mm.
Another possibility: you could always download a live Linux CD that includes KOffice. Like, off the top of my head, Salix Live KDE 13.37 (it's Slackware-based). Then open your document and convert it to some other format.
Tejas - May 25, 2012 - 12:48 PM Post subject:
Thanx. Good idea to use (and to bear in mind). Tejas - May 27, 2012 - 12:01 PM Post subject:
eco2geek wrote:
H'mm.
Another possibility: you could always download a live Linux CD that includes KOffice. Then open your document and convert it to some other format.
Not such a good idea. Salix can't cope with a VESA monitor. Able to get as far as run level 3 (text based)
Will have to cast around for another live CD/DVD.
Tejas - May 30, 2012 - 01:22 PM Post subject: Update
Three lumbering elephants later: Mint KDE, Mandriva, Chakra. The first two have replaced KWORD with Libre Writer, while the last has Calligra, but Calligra cannot read a KWORD document
Now found a nifty little distro with KWORD: Slax (just 200 MB), but only has one set of fonts, however if I can install the set I want I'm home & hosed! Decided to just stick with KWORD and alter the necessary files, as all the conversions fail to keep the KWORD framework.[
Kano - May 30, 2012 - 05:04 PM Post subject:
I thought that koffice supports the same formats as lo now? Cant you just save it in that format?
Tejas - May 30, 2012 - 06:51 PM Post subject:
Kano wrote:
I thought that koffice supports the same formats as lo now? Cant you just save it in that format?
I don't understand what you are getting at. Can you be more specific Kano - May 30, 2012 - 07:59 PM Post subject:
Open your kword file and save it as ODT.
Tejas - Jun 02, 2012 - 08:37 PM Post subject:
Kano wrote:
Open your kword file and save it as ODT.
Kword file: fnt..kwd
PS of KW file: fnt.ps
Exported KW file: fnt.odt
Trouble is, it looks like the original once one gets rid of frame borders, but that's as far as it goes. Try as I might, I haven't been able to get a cursor to access the text and modify it. It looks like I'm stuck with some sort of image or other eco2geek - Jun 03, 2012 - 12:18 AM Post subject:
Your *.kwd file isn't a KWord file, it's a tarball.
If you want to modify the text in the *.odt file, double-click on it. Tejas - Jun 03, 2012 - 01:43 PM Post subject:
eco2geek wrote:
If you want to modify the text in the *.odt file, double-click on it.
Thanx
eco2geek wrote:
Your *.kwd file isn't a KWord file, it's a tarball.
Something went wrong while tarring and 'fnt.kwd' must have got overwritten, and then included in the correct tarring. Good work!
Can you be more specific 
